Friday, August 30, 2013

Old friends, new friends...

Nigel and Leslie were in town yesterday,  staying at The Sylvia,  an old romantic haunt of theirs, and came to visit.  Really great to see them!


And then in the evening I went to the Vancouver Newcomers Evening Bookclub where we discussed "The Light Between the Oceans"....a very lively discussion and a great group of ladies.  Next bookclub we're reading "Obasan" by Joy Kogawa which I read many years ago but will look forward to reading again.  The person hosting got a Bookclub Set from the library for us so no hassle about getting the book.  She also lives in Gastown close to "Japan Town" so we'll take a walk there before the discussion.  Mentioned about "Snow Falling on Cedars" which has a similar theme and that I read it during the Blizzard of 1996 (there is a big snow storm in the book) and then home to experience this extreme thunder and lightening storm with torrential rain!